TODD J. KINNEY AWARDED NACE 2015 RURAL COUNTY ENGINEER OF THE YEAR-read the official state here:
National Association of County Engineers
The Voice of County Road Officials
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of County Engineers (NACE) awarded Todd J. Kinney, P.E., the 2015 Rural County Engineer of the Year during its 2016 Annual Conference held April 24-28 in Tacoma, Washington. Since 2001 Kinney has served as County Engineer for Clinton County, Iowa, with a population of nearly 49,116 and 200 miles of paved roads, 800 miles of gravel roads, and 300 bridges.
“Todd was born and raised in Clinton County, so he brings passion to his position as County Engineer—not just engineering expertise, ingenuity, and management,” said Brian Roberts, P.E., NACE Executive Director. “Under his leadership, Todd has saved his county’s taxpayers millions of dollars by maintaining rural property tax transfers well below the maximum allowed by the state of Iowa.”
During his career with the county, Kinney has replaced 90 functionally obsolete, deteriorated, and deficient bridges. Most of these were designed in-house and constructed with his county’s crews. In 2006 Kinney was a founding member and Chair of the Clinton County Risk Management Committee. He was instrumental in reducing the worker’s compensation premiums by 36%, reaching one of the lowest rates in the state.
A champion of safety, Kinney has been granted over $700,000 of various state safety funds. He has also administered nearly $1 million dollars for FEMA and FHWA relief projects, which were designed and constructed in-house. Kinney is a certified bridge inspector and licensed professional engineer. Prior to joining the county, Kinney was employed by Shive-Hattery Engineers and Architects for seven years.
Celebrating its 60th Anniversary, NACE is a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional association representing nearly 2,000 county engineers, road officials, and related professionals in the U.S. and Canada. NACE advocates for county road officials at the federal level, provides national educational forums, and connects county engineers to their local peers via its state affiliates. In the U.S., local roads account for about 75% of highways and roads, or 2.93 million miles. Counties manage 1.74 million miles of those roads while cities and townships account for another 1.19 million miles. Counties also own 231,000 bridges and operate one-third of the nation’s transit systems.
